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does your company still offer a pension?

Posted on 2/23/15 at 2:07 pm
Posted by LSU6262
Member since Jun 2008
7494 posts
Posted on 2/23/15 at 2:07 pm
Mine does. they give 3% of salary @ 4.5% return
Posted by Clint Torres
Member since Oct 2011
2662 posts
Posted on 2/23/15 at 2:19 pm to
Hell no.

What industry?
Posted by mctiger1985
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2009
3693 posts
Posted on 2/23/15 at 2:31 pm to
Mine still does.

Normal Retirement Benefit is
(A)53.2% of the first $800 of your monthly Final Average Pay; and
(B) is 70.0% of your monthly Final Average Pay in excess of $800.
Posted by tankyank13
NOLA
Member since Nov 2012
7723 posts
Posted on 2/23/15 at 2:44 pm to
Yup, 3% of salary as well

Posted by Louie T
htx
Member since Dec 2006
36321 posts
Posted on 2/23/15 at 2:48 pm to
Mine does 5% of salary for 1st year; it increases based on years of service.
Posted by Eric Nies Grind Time
Atlanta GA - ITP
Member since Sep 2012
24937 posts
Posted on 2/23/15 at 3:26 pm to
Yes, after you have been there 2 years.
Posted by Will Cover
St. Louis, MO
Member since Mar 2007
38592 posts
Posted on 2/23/15 at 4:05 pm to
quote:

does your company still offer a pension?


Ummm, no. Never have and never will.

I do have equity within my company and sometimes there are distributions paid out, but that's about it.
Posted by MikeD
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
7278 posts
Posted on 2/23/15 at 7:33 pm to
I do not. I would be worried to rely on something out of my control, especially something that could change down the line if company finances change. Give me my 401k contributions and I will take it from there.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
119440 posts
Posted on 2/23/15 at 7:48 pm to
Didn't realize so many govt employees on here.
Posted by Mr.Perfect
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2013
17438 posts
Posted on 2/23/15 at 8:06 pm to
Pensions are actually making a big comeback in private businesses
Posted by jclem11
Neoliberal Shill
Member since Nov 2011
7830 posts
Posted on 2/23/15 at 8:10 pm to
Yea. If you make the partnership.
Posted by dkreller
Laffy
Member since Jan 2009
30351 posts
Posted on 2/23/15 at 10:03 pm to
Yes I have a pension.

We'll see what Halliburton thinks about that soon enough.
Posted by KG6
Member since Aug 2009
10920 posts
Posted on 2/24/15 at 5:47 am to
What happens when the company cuts a pension. Is that only effective for current employees (as in if you are still working, you are now on your own for retirement at the drop of a hat), or does it screw over those who are already retired as well? I know my moms company dropped their pension years ago, so she had time to build a 401k. Always seemed much riskier than playing the market in a 401k to me.
Posted by MStant1
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2010
4529 posts
Posted on 2/24/15 at 6:09 am to
Mine does; however if you're not an executive, then it's relatively small.

The real pension starts for the executives. Rumor is that Non-equity executives get something on average in the realm of 150k per year in retirement. Equity partners get something on average in the realm of 500k per year. Those figures are unconfirmed as they don't typically reveal such benefits until you are being vetted for those levels.

Also the figures can vary as it's based on something like your 3-5 highest earning years divided by some figure. Not a bad gig if you can get it.
Posted by DawgCountry
Great State of GA
Member since Sep 2012
30571 posts
Posted on 2/24/15 at 9:42 am to
KO still does
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